Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Plant closure a headache for Honde Valley tea producers Herald 23/7/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau ABOUT 1 000 small scale tea growers in Honde Valley have been left stranded after the sole buyer of their crop, Eastern Highlands Plantations Limited (EHPL), shut down its tea processing plant for three months to facilitate routine maintenance. …
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US$946 000 for Wenimbe Dam rehab Herald 23/7/2020 Andrew Muvishi Mash East Correspondent Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has proposed a budget of US$946 159 for the rehabilitation of water infrastructure at Wenimbe dam, which is the only source of clean water in Marondera. This comes after the main source of water for Marondera …
Elephant deaths: IUCN offers help Herald 23/7/2020 Sifelani Tsiko Agric & Innovations Editor The African Elephant Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) says it stands ready to assist southern African range land countries which have recorded deaths of elephants in recent months. In a statement, the IUCN SSC expressed concern …
How to become a shareholder in a company Herald 23/7/2020 Godknows Hofisi An investor becomes a shareholder or member in a company normally through share allotment or share transfer. Section 95 of the Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Chapter 24:31) or (“the Act”) requires a company to have members or shareholders. In the …
High response for John Deere tractors Herald 23/7/2020 Minister Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Farmers have started applying for the John Deere farm mechanisation equipment, with the participating banks already processing the applications ahead of disbursements expected to start in August. President Mnangagwa launched the US$51 million John Deere Mechanisation Facility last month, which …
Labour Matters: Workplace abuse, violence kills productivity Chronicle 23/7/2020 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda IN many workplaces employees are abused or subjected to workplace violence, which is not good for the business, the employer and the employees. There are cases where some chief executives, heads of department and supervisors are “terrorists” in the workplace as they …
Government gazettes lockdown regulations Chronicle 23/7/2020 The amendment to the lockdown regulations adds mining and the operations of designated tobacco auction floors to the list of services that are exempted and can operate during the curfew. Harare Bureau The legal statutory instrument amending the lockdown regulations by setting the 6pm to 6am curfew, with …
Tobacco earnings surpass US$600m Herald 22/7/2020 Herald Reporter Zimbabwe has so far earned over US$600 million from tobacco, with most farmers now concentrating on the 2020/21 season seedbeds ahead of transplanting in September. The country has for far earned US$618 million from the golden leaf, with exports constituting US$269 million and sales to date …
Farmers unions support Pfumvudza Herald 22/7/2020 Minister Shiri Herald Reporter Farmers unions have rallied behind the Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement farming concept of Pfumvudza, which they said if implemented well, would bring an end to crop failure due to low rainfall. Pfumvudza concept is being promoted by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, …
Forex auction bid band narrows, stability enhanced Chronicle 22/7/2020 Dr Mangudya Business Reporter The ruling exchange rate between the Zimbabwe dollar and the United States dollar depreciated by 4.7 percent to $72.1470 at yesterday’s foreign currency auction amid further narrowing of the bid band, more private holders of foreign currency using the auction to …
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